New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-31
LEGISLATIVE POLITICS.
STATE OFFICES TO BE FILLED AT ALBANY.

POSSIBLE CONFLICTS BETWEEN THE GoFEHNoi' NND
THE sENATE-THE SUPERINTENDENT on PRiSoN'
AND RAILROAD COMMISSION rs.
IRON THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT or IiH 1"'''N"''
ALBANY jan 3O.-The present Legislature will have q
good deal Of its time taken by "pocs AlreanJ u l's
given nearly three weeks OF its four weexs sosoh W ~
consideration Of that highly important feature U.
politics this year-the election OF oih'oi
States Senator Necessarily the bill for CONSTITUTIONS
Convention will excite a gool many political deoae7'
Repnblicans and Democrats also look to mueh pdruT"h
talk over the prison labor bills. the DIS 10 esse '
penalties against "boycottng." and over sco'o y.
other bills Of O Kindred nature that are ihlenueu
to catch "the Labor vote" Political acuon "'So :
ia evident will DO aroused by the many appointments 10
Office that are to be by Governor HILL THESE APP
the prescrbes. must be confirmed by the
Senate. That body happens to have Republican MAJOR
ity and the Governor Democrat judging from last
years experience frequent differences OF opinion
regarding the appointments will arise between
the two branches Of tho Government Few OF
Governor Hills nominations we're confirmed last year by
the Senate and therefore many State officers whose terms
have expired are still in Office. The present month the
OF Office OF Railroad Commissioner Rogers expires
and that Of Isaac Baker Superintendent OF Prsons In
March. These are two OF the CHIEF Offices that may
DO filed by the Governorand tho Senate the
present year those that expire this year. but there are
several others of a minor nature. The names or
the officers who held from last year
whose terms have expired make a considerable list
Jumping together the names OF those whose terms
have expired and those whose terms VIII expire the
present year one uds the Governor and Senate VIII
have the authority before summer comes to appoint sue
cessors to the following named persons
Railroad CommissiOners-Jobn ODonnell, William l..
Rogers - ,,,
Superintendent of the Banking OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES %
Paine ~, -,
state AssessorsJohn D. Ellis. staley N Wood. James
QuaranIine Commissioners-rhomas C. Piatt, John A.
SUPERINTENDENT Of Prisons-Isaao V. Baker
Heath officer Of Sew;Y9rsMTiism ~ S1tq Peel.
Harbor Maser-Wiliam H. Leaycraft
There are other minor Offices to be flied bnt these
comprise the chief As majority OF the Railroad Com.
mission is to be chosen. the supervision. by that
board. Of all the railroads in the State
will be directly affected. The choice OF Mr.
Bakers successor means perhaps profound change In
the manag Of the three State prisons. Mr. shana-
ban has had several years the duty OF maintaining
great artificial water Of the State the Erie Os-
wego and Chsmplan canals. in good order
change In that office will DO OBJ
served with keen interest by every grain shipping
firm In the State The great transatlantic steamship
companies almost daily have business With Health
Officer Smith. Of Eew-York the Quarantine Commits
sioners. Naturally therefore, the officers OF these
companies will BIO eager to get news about any,
proposed changes in those Offices The tax
payers Of New.YOrk are profoundly Interested
in the disposition Of places held by the present state
Assessors. These assessors have 90 "equalzed" the
the shift large amount of taxes from
the shoulders OF the country upon those OF New
York City. Governor Hn last May nomi-
mated q resident OF New-York as successor
to State Assessor Wood but the Senate neglected
10 confirm the uppoinee There could De patisanship
IN this Mr.. Wood is Democrat and the man no,-
mated succeed hiu Democrat III the New-lOrk
man had confirmed Assessor the city would at
Inst have hal representative the Board of state
Assessors and the imposition upon II OF country taxes
might have been stopped. The neglect OF the Senate
confirm the appointment waslarEely due to the apathy
of the NeWYOrk Senators who did not seem 10 perceive
the Interest their city had in the appointment being CON
trmed
IL is believed that Republican Senators will Insist
on tho reteuon Isaac " Baker superintendent or
Prisons the ground that his administrations OF tho
prisons efficient that he Is entitled to another
the interests of the State to have him ro-
moved from Office at this especial moment,
Ii Il rumored that the Governor may again nominate Id
want Y. Durant Republican, OF ALBANY, tn take the
place OF Raj road Commissioner OD6nnell. whose term
expired a year ago. Mr. O'Donncll nm mOnOpol-
list Ho succeeded IN defeating Mr. Durants con-
trmatlOn year This action caused great
indignation among the Albany Republicans. This year
II Mr. Durunt nominated they determined tnht he
an entire new Board OF Railroad Commissioners II
John -. Herman. whose term Railroad Commissioners
docs expire untN next year. Is appointed one
the Interstate Railroad Commissioners under the oil
now before President Cleveland FOR signature Mr..
Herman Is push for the place by many p0woriui pout
clans in the Democratic party among them W eA-Sen
Francis Herman. oil Utica Ills father